Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories - Circuitry Snacks

Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories - Circuitry Snacks: "Circuitry Snacks"

Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories - How to make the simplest electric motor

Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories - How to make the simplest electric motor: "How to make the simplest electric motor

You have one drywall screw, one 1.5 V alkaline cell, six inches of plain copper wire, one small neodymium disk magnet, and no other tools or supplies. You have 30 seconds to make an electric motor running in excess of ten thousand RPM. Can you do it? Surprisingly enough, you can."

How It Works: Reed Switch Motor

How It Works: Reed Switch Motor: "Reed Switch Motor
Difficulty level: 1 (the simplest, no soldering iron required)
Kits covered: Kits #1,2,3,4,8 and 'Simple Motor You Can Build Yourself'

If you do not know much about electric motors, I recommend building this motor first. I believe it is the simplest motor and it works very well. You may take a look at how easy it is to assemble this motor from the kit you may order."

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- also check the other projects for more reliable control of the motor

Beakman's Electric Motor

Beakman's Electric Motor: "Beakman's Electric Motor



Figure: Motor1.gif

I saw this on the TV show Beakman's World and I was very impressed that you could actually build a working electric motor with so few parts. I built one and brought it to work where it was a big hit with all the engineers around here. This writeup was for a friend of mine who wanted instructions that his son could follow for a science fair project. So, if you missed the show, here's how to build one. If you are using a text only browser, you can click on the 'Figure' links to download the drawing s (GIF files). BTW, my friend's son won second place in the school's science fair."